[jim morrison]

Hi guys ,i'm sure this has probably been asked before, sorry!, whats the best music making software for the mac, i was using FL studio on my PC until it died 

[tone]

The best is probably logic pro, but at the price of £400+ it bloody should be. I would say that what software you use is less important than how well you use it. I made very respectable demos on my mac when I was using cubase LE which came free with my audio interface.

[Ramshackles]

It depends very much on what you want do

[jim morrison]

food for thought there, cheers

[Ramshackles]

well, are you interested in midi/vst capabilities, audio recording, mixing(so you need good plugins and performance), good editing features, scoring your music? Do you just wanna sit and record a guitar and voice or are you interested in creating lots of beats, doing mash-ups, that kind of thing? Or do you like to create orchestral/film music.
Happy now?

[MattHarris]

Personally, when I used to "make beats" I used Logic (discounted student price luckily for me!). And I still use it for any midi-related projects I do. For recording guitar, vocals etc I prefer using Pro Tools (I use the Mbox2 as it is one of the cheaper options) - this is also the case for mixing and mastering too.

[Good.Times.Studio.Lincoln]

If you are just learning how to use multi-track software, Too much too fast is not necessarily a good thing.  I'd recommend something like Garageband, Audacity, Mantis, or an early version of Cakewalk.  I just got REALLY into Logic Pro about 2 years ago but I would've been completely lost with it had I not learned how to use easier software the previous 4 years.  I dig Logic over Pro Tools simply because I feel that the midi samples are better (They have actual name brand Pianos sampled (Steinway, Yamaha, Bosendorfer, etc.) and the strings patches actually sound like a live orchestra.  Just to name a few...